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For years, the city’s downtown has failed to live up to its potential.

The $300 million apartment and hotel project is still the largest private investment in Clearwater to date.

In campaign literature and public forums so far, few of the eight candidates running for Clearwater City Council have brought up the impact that the Church of Scientology has had on downtown. But the winners in the March 19 election will likely face a decision with major implications for the church and the city. Since 2017, limited liability companies controlled by Scientology parishioners ...

Eight people running for City Council, including two for mayor, have varying levels of knowledge and concern about the issue.

Clearwater voters will not only be deciding three City Council races on March 19. They will also determine if the city should change the way it runs its elections. Under the current winner-take-all system for the five at-large seats, the candidate who gets a plurality of votes in each race wins with no further votes taken. That became a talking point four years ago when one candidate in a ...